Japan's hopes of reaching the World Cup quarter-finals remain very much alive after their extraordinary tournament continued with a resounding win over Samoa.

Wales survived a second-half scare to beat Fiji 23-13 in Cardiff and move to the top of Pool A.

We wonder if they practice the signal for the TMO?

Hmmm, we suspect there may be a few sore bodies to match the sore heads today.

Ireland left Wembley with the win this evening, but one of the Romanian players left with a prize of his own - a brand new fiancee.

Manchester United replaced Manchester City at the Barclays Premier League summit on a day of contrasting fortunes for the rivals.

Australia opened their World Cup campaign with a 28-13 victory over Fiji in Cardiff but their failure to pick up a bonus point could prove decisive in the final reckoning.

Manchester United’s return to the Champions League ended in double disappointment.

Limerick celebrated a first All-Ireland hurling crown in 13-years at Semple Stadium this evening, easing past Wexford with 16 points to spare in a massively one-sided U21 decider.

Shane Long’s 14th international goal handed the Republic of Ireland a priceless win over world champions Germany and blew the race for Euro 2016 qualification wide open.

As Ireland pulled off a famous win over the World Champions, Twitter had a lot to say throughout the game.

Opposition politicians in Kosovo have disrupted parliament, using tear gas and whistles to protest over the government’s recent EU-sponsored deal with Serbia giving the country’s Serb-majority areas greater powers.

Three more players join Andrea Pirlo, Francesco Totti and David Villa on the list of Gillet’s victims…

No victory is quite as sweet as one gained with a last-minute score…

“The crowd were amazing, I wish we put on a better performance for them.”

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was back at his desk on Monday morning amid speculation he is about to be replaced by Jose Mourinho.

Jordan Ayew’s piledriver denied Newcastle a third successive Barclays Premier League victory and handed relegation-haunted Aston Villa a glimmer of hope.

Newly-crowned Hurler of the Year TJ Reid has been included in the 18-strong panel.

The result was due in no small part to a number of contentious decisions by the referee; leading to fisticuffs between the two teams after the final whistle.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes fans will continue to stream for an early exit at Anfield until the team give them something to stay for.